Fending for your own health has become a real reality these days. It seems most things you buy either have no real nutritional value, are riddled with toxins, or so expensive you can’t afford them. Most multivitamins you buy are so old or have so little of said ingredients that they don’t do you much good.
But this tincture recipe is so full of nutrients, you don’t even have to eat (just kidding). You can take this everyday, and give it to sick people to help keep their strength up if they don’t want to eat. All of these grow wild or easily grow (the oat straw and alfalfa) in our area.
Fill a quart jar (or 3/4 of, if using dry herb), with equal portions of:
Stinging Nettle
Oat Straw
Alfalfa
Rose Hips.
Dandelion Root
Fill with 100 proof booze or higher, add a clean rock (or a Ziplock baggy with water) to weigh down the herbs under the booze, and leave for one month in cool, dark area. Agitate daily. Strain in strainer, then strain through cloth. You can use glycerin if you do not want to use alcohol. To do so, combine 3 parts vegetable glycerin with one-part distilled water (a 3:1 ratio = 75% glycerin and 25% water). Glycerin based tinctures will last 3-5 years, whereas alcohol-based lasts forever. You can also use vinegar, but it needs to be refrigerated and lasts about a year this way.
If you wish, you can add 1/4 cup of the following to Super-boost it.
Burdock Root (a very healing root. I found a big plant in my entrance)
Licorice Root (I found growing along the Snake river, but I have low blood pressure and don’t want a diuretic (which can lower it further). If you do have high blood pressure, leave it out or replace it with Star of Anise.
Take 3-4 droppers 2x a day if you wish. All these are super foods!
Behold the wonders held within these magnificent herbs!
Liquid Nutrient Tincture
Nettle Leaf– Nutrient Dense. iron, potassium, phosphorus, silica, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, selenium, chromium, and sodium. It is also high in Vitamins A, C, D, K, protein, chlorophyll, and possibly B-Complex
Dandelion Root: Nutrient Dense. flavonoids such as carotene-β, carotene-α, lutein, crypto-xanthin and zea-xanthn, folic acid, riboflavin, pyridoxine, niacin, vitamin -E and vitamin-C, vitamin K, vitamin B6,, Riboflavin, vitamin A, iron, calcium
Alfalfa: Nutrient Dense. chlorophyll, protein, fiber, beta-carotene, vitamins A and C, B vitamins (biotin, folic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, riboflavin, and thiamin). It contains average amounts of vitamin D, E, and K, as well as amino acids (valine, lysine, arginine, leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, methionine, and threonine). Additionally, alfalfa contains trace minerals including calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.
Oat straw: Nutrient Dense. Oat straw contains high amounts of vitamin A and C, as well as many B vitamins including B 6, folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, and thiamine. It contains low amounts of vitamins E, and K. Oat straw is rich in minerals such as calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, silicon, and sodium; and contains low to average amounts of cobalt, manganese, potassium, tin, and zinc. Additionally, oat straw contains protein and some amino acids such as arginine, histadine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan.
Wild Rosehips: calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron
Burdock Root: blood purifier. electrolyte potassium, folic acid, riboflavin, pyridoxine, niacin, vitamin-E, and vitamin-C, iron, manganese, magnesium; and small amounts of zinc, calcium, selenium, and phosphorus.
Licorice Root– balances the diuretic nature of the tonic- magnesium, silicon and thiamine. Flavor